Who Are You?

Night one of the Hollywood Heritage Festival had come to a close and Britney Anders now knew who she would be defending her championship against on night two. Coincidentally, it was one of the same men that would be putting his Republic championship on the line against her and Kendrick Kross on night two.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"Geki Nitoh."

The Living Doll, The Survivor Girl, and most importantly, the reigning Hollywood Heritage champion was standing in the now empty ring that housed the entire Hollywood Heritage Cup earlier in the night. Gone were the rabid fans, and instead, the venue around Anders was dark, quiet, the perfect setting for thinking. But Britney didn't need to think, she already knew what was on her mind, and all she needed was the cameras to capture it. Fortunately for her, the cameras were already running.

Wearing a simple black dress with heels, Britney accentuated her outfit with her Hollywood Heritage championship over her right shoulder with her left hand resting on it to hold it in place.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"Earlier tonight, the impossible happened. Geki Nitoh stepped out of Xavier Laroux's shadow and actually won the Hollywood Heritage Cup. I would say I'm impressed, but I'm really not. Out of the three matches you had to win, two of them lasted less than one minute combined! Now, that could speak to your talent, but it doesn't, it speaks to the level of competition, which was next to none. You were basically handed that cup, save for the finals, but I'll get to that later."

Everything was peaceful in the moment. Even Britney's voice was softer than usual. There was a quiet focus to Anders.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"What everyone wants to know, myself included, is WHO ARE YOU?  You dress like a power ranger one day, the next it's another character. What you call cosplaying, I call pretending to be. You're pretending to be a Power Ranger, saving the world. You're pretending to be these other characters because at the end of the day, you don't know who you are at the core of your being. As if it wasn't bad enough, now you probably think you're me, or at least on my level, but the fact is...you're nowhere near my level.

Everything you did tonight? I've already done. Hollywood Heritage Cup winner? Check. Defeated Dona Rotten? I've done that too. And even the woman you beat in the finals, Olivia Areano? I beat her so bad that nobody heard a peep from her for weeks and even to this day, she's hardly the presence on social media that she was when she held MY championship briefly. I took this title from her, the one that was stripped from me, that I was never defeated for, and in doing so I took her confidence. I changed her, and she's never been the same."

Britney proudly rubs the plate of her championship.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"While you're playing catch up, and trying to be the male version of me, you're failing, just like you'll fail tomorrow at night two when Kendry and I FINALLY take those Republic championships and give that division champions that they can be proud of!"

A cackle escapes the lips of the 'Doll' as Anders adjusts her championship and remains focused on the camera.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"What makes me so confident that I'm going to smoke you on 4/20? Well think about it, even though two of your matches tonight were jokes, you did wrestle Olivia Areano for nearly an hour. Couple that with the tag match tomorrow and you're going to have a lot of wear, tear, and fatigue on that brittle body of yours. But me? I'm chillin. I had the night off. I got to watch my man get ROBBED by your stupid tag team partner, which we'll totally pay him back for tomorrow, but as far as fatigue? You will be twice as tired if not more going into our match.

And lets talk about big match situations in CW. You've been wrestling since 2015 and I can't remember a big headline match you've had anywhere, at least not compared to the matches I've had in this company. From day one, I've been turning heads here, and since you signed, you've done what you've done your entire career...blended in. Might as well call you a Frappuccino because you're as blended as a Starbucks drink. Speaking of...STARBUCKS!"

Britney screams the last sentence and jerks her head around, snapping towards someone off camera. A man in a green power ranger costume carefully steps into the ring and holds a blended Starbucks beverage in his hand and up to Britney's mouth as she takes a sip of it through the straw. She then points towards the mat.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"Down boy. You're blocking my view of the camera."

The Starbucks holding Power Ranger kneels down as Britney smirks.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"The face on the poster of this event is MINE and you were fighting among others for the opportunity just to challenge me. You're in over your head, and you'll see that tomorrow. On the final night of the festival, I'll just put the exclamation point on it for you. You'll be a bigger failure than the FYRE FESTIVAL was!"

The dark arena comes alive as Ja Rule's distinctive, gruff voice plays over the PA system, until Britney snaps her fingers, silencing the music from the early 2000's rapper and co-founder of the Fyre Festival.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"If I wanted to hear a loser's music I would just tell you guys to play Geki's music, jeez!"

Britney can't hold back her laughter, but it soon stops as different colored spotlights shine on the stage. A yellow spotlight, a blue one, a red one, and pink. In each spotlight, are power rangers. Britney orders them into the ring and the Rangers stand side by side. Britney walks up to each of them and yanks the masks off, but none of them are Geki Nitoh. Almost as if she knew it already, she orders them to their knees in front of her, joining the already kneeled down green ranger.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"The world knows who I am. I started at the bottom of CW, and through hard work, sweat, and being smarter than everyone else, I've rose to the top of this company. I'm THE EPITOME of Hollywood Heritage, and as the champion of this division, I'm the one to beat. So far, nobody has been able to do it.

And who are you? Someone who has bounced company to company. Taken breaks from the business. Came back. Failed again. Left again, and now  you're playing tag along with Xavier.

This match is about ME, this festival is about ME, and nobody knows or cares about you. This is MY MOMENT. I'll be D-A-M-N-E-D if I let you ruin it."

She points to the Power Rangers kneeled before her.

BRITNEY ANDERS:

"This is your reality, Geki. This is where you belong, and this is where you'll be not only tomorrow night, but at the end of night three. You aren't ready for the big time. You aren't ready to step up to me, and you aren't ready to be the HOLLYWOOD HERITAGE CHAMPION.

Enjoy the cup. Use it to drown your sorrows after I beat you back to back nights. Oh and remember, Geki? They all know me.

But we all want to know.

WHO ARE YOU?"

Britney raises her championship over her head with confidence as the cameras fade out.